Last time we played on a Friday

[conman]

i remember being at  bristol rovers away on a friday night ,,,3rd round of FA cup ,,early 80s
big end no roof behind the goal ,,,,,,torrential rain throughtout the match

[Tokyo Sexwhale]

Millwall in the FA Cup wasn't it?

Yes, I'm not surprised everyone has put it out of their minds though.  It came just after the travesty against Bradford, so wasn't even our most humiliating result that month.

[silhillvilla]

Millwall in the FA Cup wasn't it?

Not at villa park though

[olaftab]

Millwall in the FA Cup wasn't it?

Possibly the last of the 10 worst days of my life supporting the Villa.

[SoccerHQ]

West Ham, Easter friday 1999.

Shocking game, 0-0.

I was going too put this but thought it was 2-2? Sinclair with an injury time equalizer.

The next season, that one was on a Monday night.

[DeKuip]

You're forgetting the last game we played where the Villa News & Record didn't include European champions in the honours list.

Edit: Apologies I didn't see Nick Harper's post.

[AGRIPPA]

After the other nights fixture, when was the last time we had a game on a Friday night at Villa Park, apart from it falling on a Boxing Day or New Years Day.

I seem to recall playing Forest on a Friday many years ago in the Simod Cup, or was it the Zenith Data Systems Cup.. It's bugging me.

Was that the freezing cold night??

[PeterWithesShin]

I seem to recall playing Forest on a Friday many years ago in the Simod Cup, or was it the Zenith Data Systems Cup.. It's bugging me.

It had changed to the ZDS by then. 22nd December 1989, a Friday. Home game, we won 2-1, Platt (pen) and Mountfield. Att 6,530.

We also played them at home again in the ZDS in 91/92. Lost 0-2, att 7,859.

[AGRIPPA]

I seem to recall playing Forest on a Friday many years ago in the Simod Cup, or was it the Zenith Data Systems Cup.. It's bugging me.

It had changed to the ZDS by then. 22nd December 1989, a Friday. Home game, we won 2-1, Platt (pen) and Mountfield. Att 6,530.

We also played them at home again in the ZDS in 91/92. Lost 0-2, att 7,859.

Was the second game on a Tuesday.... And was it freezing cold?
I remember the holte being empty so the cold was even worse!

[PeterWithesShin]

*Looks on Google Uses super brain to reply immediately* It was Tuesday, 19th November.

[maidstonevillain]

i remember being at  bristol rovers away on a friday night ,,,3rd round of FA cup ,,early 80s
big end no roof behind the goal ,,,,,,torrential rain throughtout the match

I was at that game. Dont recall it being a Friday, but then all I recall is watching the traffic and people stopping to watch the game on the elevated bit of the motorway.

[MorrisNielson]

So this is what I have for post-war Friday home games excluding Xmas/New Year games.
All pre-war Friday home games look like Easter games (all March/April).

Fri Aug 6 2010   Valencia D 0-0   Friendly
Fri Apr 2 1999   West Ham United D 0-0 Premier League (Easter?)
Fri Aug 9 1991   Wolverhampton Wanderers L 2-3 Paul Birch Testimonial
Fri Dec 22 1989 Nottingham Forest W 2-1 Zenith Cup
Fri Aug 19 1988 Walsall W 4-2   Allan Evans Testimonial
Fri Dec 18 1987 West Bromwich Albion D 0-0 D2
Fri May 17 1985 West Bromwich Albion D 3-3 Bradford Benefit (The George Best game)
Fri Jan 20 1984 Liverpool L 1-3 D1
Fri May 21 1982 Swansea City   W 3-0 D1
Fri Aug 10 1979 FC Twente W   2-0 Friendly
Fri Oct 27 1978 Middlesbrough L 0-2 D1
Fri May 11 1979 West Bromwich Albion L 0-1   D1
Fri Sep 23 1977 Wolverhampton Wanderers W 2-0 D1
Fri May 20 1977 Queen's Park Rangers   D 1-1 D1
Fri Nov 29 1974 Oxford United   D 0-0 D2
Fri May 5 1972 Chesterfield W   1-0 D3
Fri May 1 1953   h Newcastle United L 0-1 D1

[conman]

i remember being at  bristol rovers away on a friday night ,,,3rd round of FA cup ,,early 80s
big end no roof behind the goal ,,,,,,torrential rain throughtout the match

I was at that game. Dont recall it being a Friday, but then all I recall is watching the traffic and people stopping to watch the game on the elevated bit of the motorway.

had to look it up mate ,,,,,,,,friday january 4 ,,,,,,1980 apparently

http://www.11v11.com/matches/bristol-rovers-v-aston-villa-04-january-1980-214572/

http://takemeback.to/04-January-1980#.VdEV_rJViko

[dave.woodhall]

So this is what I have for post-war Friday home games excluding Xmas/New Year games.
All pre-war Friday home games look like Easter games (all March/April).

Fri Aug 6 2010   Valencia D 0-0   Friendly
Fri Apr 2 1999   West Ham United D 0-0 Premier League (Easter?)
Fri Aug 9 1991   Wolverhampton Wanderers L 2-3 Paul Birch Testimonial
Fri Dec 22 1989 Nottingham Forest W 2-1 Zenith Cup
Fri Aug 19 1988 Walsall W 4-2   Allan Evans Testimonial
Fri Dec 18 1987 West Bromwich Albion D 0-0 D2
Fri May 17 1985 West Bromwich Albion D 3-3 Bradford Benefit (The George Best game)
Fri Jan 20 1984 Liverpool L 1-3 D1
Fri May 21 1982 Swansea City   W 3-0 D1
Fri Aug 10 1979 FC Twente W   2-0 Friendly
Fri Oct 27 1978 Middlesbrough L 0-2 D1
Fri May 11 1979 West Bromwich Albion L 0-1   D1
Fri Sep 23 1977 Wolverhampton Wanderers W 2-0 D1
Fri May 20 1977 Queen's Park Rangers   D 1-1 D1
Fri Nov 29 1974 Oxford United   D 0-0 D2
Fri May 5 1972 Chesterfield W   1-0 D3
Fri May 1 1953   h Newcastle United L 0-1 D1

The West Ham game was Easter. There was another Friday night game we did a programme for. Can anyone remember the circumstances?

[Archbishop Herbert Cockthrottle]

I seem to recall playing Forest on a Friday many years ago in the Simod Cup, or was it the Zenith Data Systems Cup.. It's bugging me.

It had changed to the ZDS by then. 22nd December 1989, a Friday. Home game, we won 2-1, Platt (pen) and Mountfield. Att 6,530.

We also played them at home again in the ZDS in 91/92. Lost 0-2, att 7,859.

The Friday night match on 22nd Dec was one of my favourites - just broken up from work for Christmas, met up with a load of mates in town and then a conga round the largely barren Holte End. Can't remember the game, mind.